Samosa Recipe (Punjabi Samosa)

Name: Samosa Recipe (Punjabi Samosa)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour ((maida), 250 grams); 1 teaspoon carom seeds; 1 teaspoon salt (or add as required); 6 tablespoons Ghee ((clarified butter), 50 grams); 7 to 8 tablespoons water (or add as required); 3 medium-sized potatoes (- 300 to 350 grams or 3 cups chopped boiled potatoes); ½ cup green peas (- 180 grams, fresh - can use frozen peas ); 2 cups water (- for steaming ); 1 tablespoon oil (- I used mustard oil. sunflower, canola, grapeseed oil can be used); ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon finely chopped ginger (or 1 inch ginger); 2 teaspoons finely chopped green chillies (or serrano peppers or 1 to 2 green chillies); ½ teaspoon red chili powder (or cayenne pepper); 1 pinch asafoetida ((hing) - optional); 1 to 2 teaspoons dry mango powder ((amchur)); salt (as required); 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro)); oil (for deep frying - as required, any neutral tasting oil ); ½ inch cinnamon; 1 clove (- optional); 3 black peppercorns; 1 green cardamom; ½ teaspoon fennel seeds; 2 teaspoons coriander seeds